Jan De Nul reports record turnover over 2025
With a total turnover of EUR 4.24 billion, Jan De Nul recorded a six per cent increase compared to 2024. The company achieved its turnover in 2025 through 298 projects in 31 countries. EBITDA rose from EUR 777 million in 2024 to EUR 812 million in 2025, following the...
Huisman presents 700-mt Travelling Quayside Crane for wind turbine components
Huisman has developed a 700-metric-tonne Travelling Quayside Crane for the load-out of offshore wind turbine components. The move comes as a result of rising demand for large, 2600-mt and 4000-mt Skyhook Cranes for the load-out of foundation pieces and installation of...
Oceanco bypasses bridge problem and will install masts on Bezos’ new megayacht in Rotterdam
Earlier this year, there were plans to partially dismantle a monumental bridge in Rotterdam to get Jeff Bezos' new sailing yacht to sea. This drew a lot of criticism and yacht builder Oceanco has now decided to circumvent the problem and finish the yacht in Rotterdam,...
Wärtsilä completes Russian market exit and centralises engine manufacturing in Finland
Wärtsilä has completed its exit from the Russian market following its announcement of scaling down activities in April 2022. In addition, the company announced it will ramp down manufacturing in Trieste, Italy, and centralise its four-stroke engine manufacturing in...
Multraship supplies Dutch Coast Guard with emergency tugs
Dutch towage and salvage provider Multraship has won the tender to supply two Emergency Rescue & Towing Vessels (ERTVs) to the Netherlands Coast Guard for monitoring shipping safety in the southern section of the North Sea. The vessels involved are the Multraship...
Damen Shipyards delivers vessel to the Royal Navy for the first time
Damen Shipyards delivered a modified Fast Crew Supplier (FCS) 4008 to the UK’s Royal Navy "NavyX" innovation team on 29 July in Portsmouth. Named XV Patrick Blackett after a distinguished naval officer and scientist, the 42-metre, high-speed vessel will be used as a...
Van Oord and Subsea 7 win contract offshore Guyana
ExxonMobil affiliate Esso Exploration and Production Guyana Limited (EEPGL) has contracted a consortium of Van Oord and Subsea 7 for the Gas to Energy project, offshore Guyana. The scope covers project management, engineering, and installation of approximately 190...
First new NIOZ research vessel Adriaen Coenen christened
The Royal Netherlands Institute for Sea Research (NIOZ) on Texel has christened the first of its three new research vessels, the Adriaen Coenen. It is the smallest ship in the new research fleet and replaces the RV Stern. The vessel was christened at Next Generation...
Dutch Safety Board: Lashing system Eemslift Hendrika unsuitable for weather conditions
In April 2021, Dutch cargo vessel Eemslift Hendrika had to be salvaged after azimuth thrusters in the cargo hold had shifted and punctured an anti-heeling tank and ballastwater tanks. An investigation by the Dutch Safety Board has revealed that the lashing system used...
Next Generation Shipyards to build Amsterdam’s new hydrogen-powered pilot vessel Neo Orbis
After a long European tender process, the H2SHIPS partners of Port of Amsterdam have selected Next Generation Shipyards from Lauwersoog, the Netherlands, to build the hydrogen vessel HS Neo Orbis. It will sail using hydrogen in a solid form: sodium borohydride. By...
In pictures: Pioneering Spirit removes 11,000-tonne jacket from the Gyda field
Delivery of the Gyda jacket for recycling concludes the latest decommissioning job for Allseas in 2022. At 11,000 tonnes, the latest lift job for the new jacket lift technology of the Pioneering Spirit is one of the heaviest ever. Allseas‘ Pioneering Spirit is the...
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